Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-10-13
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Resolutions Adopted at the Meeting or
the Iowa state Association.


A two days session Of the Iowa Woman's
Suffrage Association closed at Des Moines
on the evening Of Oct. q The following
resolutions were adopted.
Resolved, /. That the Iowa Woman's
Suffrage Association. at this. its sixteenth
annual meeting. demands the ballot for
woman, not as q privilege. or an expert.
ment, but as tho inalienable right of
every citizen irrespective Of sex, ia gov
eminent based upon the consent Of the
governed, her enfranchisement being the
right of every woman, and its accomplish
ment the duty Of every man,
2. That this Association viii hold itself
strictly non-partisan, but will endeavor
by all legitimate means TO secure the cleo
ton 10 office of good men favorable to
the object of the Association.
0. That the United States Courts hav.
ing decided that women are citizens and
may be made voters by appropriate State
legislation" demand should be made
upon our State Legislature for statutes
comforting all forms Of suffrage permitted
| by our constitution and for u constitu-
tional amendment abolishing all political
distinctions on account Of sex; also upon
Congress for statute enfranchising wo.
| men in the territories, and for q sixteenth
amendment to the federal constitution
4. That while under all conditions we
will advocate the prohibition OF the liquor
traffic, we have no hope OF its entire ex-
tinction until all tho citizens Of the State
have the power of protecting the home
through the ballot Since experience has
proven that the votes OF men alone cannot
secure the full enforcement OF the pro.
hibitory law, and since the results OF the
| last local elections in Kansas show us con.
clusively that the municipal enfranchise-
ment Of women helps In marked degree
to render the said law operative; there.
| fore be il
Resolved, That 1t is the opinion OF this
conyention that all temperance workers
should unite In asking the coming legis-
latare of Iowa for municipal suffrage for
| women.
8. That we heartily cooperate with the
new movement that Is setting toward
Social Purity, and i'm the White Cross,
and In all other lines of preventive work
and in oil efforts to establish the same
standard of morals for men and women.
with the deep conviction that this great
reform can never be brought about with.
out the ballot in the hands Of women.
Q. That we extend our hearty sympathy
and approval to all those struggling, Ia.
boring women who organize for the pur-
pose OF securing proper recognition Of
their services. and better wages for their
work. and we would remind them that
the ballot is the great lever by which they
may secure these ends.
Z. That we use our influence with our
State Executive and the Legislature TO
secure the appointment OF capable women
on the several boards Of our State institu
tions in the lines Of education and charl-
ties.
g. Since competent legal advisers de-
clare that, under the constitution OF the
United States women, as citizens, already
have the right to vote, we advise the wo-
men OF Iowa, in case the legislature
should fail to grant their Just and reason.
able petition for such State enactments as
shall publicly ratify the authority of the
general constitution, to avail themselves
OF the first opportunity thereafter to ex-
ercisc that right.
8. That we tender our heartiest thanks
to our corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Callahan, and the chairman of our execu-
tive committee, Mrs. Coggeshall, for their
large labors OF love and expenditures Of
money during the past year.
10. That, approaching the noble char
acter and public services of the late Hon.
J. w. Cattell, and acknowledging our
debt to him for sound advice and out
spoken approval OF our views. we offer
Mrs. Cattell, our faithful and beloved co.
worker, our sincere and to 1der sympathy
In her bereavement and take this public
opportunity to testify to our profound
respect for the memory of the deceased
husband.
ii. That in the Womans Standard We
recognize an effective organ for the crea-
ton OF public sentiment for our cause,
and that we pledge to IL our hearty sup
port We realize and are grateful for tho
. enterprise. industry and ability OF Its
managers. and are proud OF their literary
, and business success.
IL. We thank our Des Moines friends
for the delightful hospitality which has
contributed so much to the enjoyment
and profit of our convention
/, The following are the officers elected
: for the ensuing year: President, Margare
. w. Campbell; Recording Secretary, Mary
: b. WEIGH; Corresponding Secretary. III
q c. Callahan; Treasurer. Anna II. An
keney; Executive Committee, Il. ii. Hun
ter, Julia McClane. Mary A. Dawson
/. Susan Pcrigo. Martha A. Peck, Mrs Mary
{ ]. Coggcshall G. A. Durham, Il. l.. Hick
!. man. Il. 7. Smith.